@article{fdi:010046333,
  title = {{P}hylogeography of spiny mice (genus {A}comys, {R}odentia : {M}uridae) from the south-western margin of the {S}ahara with taxonomic implications},
  author = {{N}icolas, {V}. and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {D}uplantier, {J}ean-{M}arc and {C}ruaud, {C}. and {D}obigny, {G}authier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he present study aims to depict the overall pattern of {A}comys history in south-western {S}ahara. {W}e tested the specific predictions that: (1) several mitochondrial clades can be identified and that they coincide with the described species; (2) successive phases of desert expansion and contraction during the last 3 {M}yr have resulted in several phases of demographic expansion and population fragmentation in {A}comys; and (3) isolation-by-distance occurs. {T}he extent of phylogeographic patterns and molecular genetic diversity (cytochrome b gene and {D}-loop) were addressed in a survey of 90 individuals of {A}comys from 38 localities. {O}ur phylogeographical analyses show a strong genetic structure within western {S}aharan {A}comys, with several phylogroups displaying non-overlapping geographic distributions. {R}estricted gene flow with isolation-by-distance was recorded and a signal of population expansion was detected within several clades. {W}e suggest that during arid or semi-arid paleoclimatic periods, when large sandy areas were present, {A}comys was restricted to rocky massifs, whereas, in more humid periods, when savannah and/or steppe habitat prevailed, this species was able to disperse and to survive outside rocky areas because food resources were abundant. {B}ased on a comprehensive sampling and the use of an integrative approach (i.e. combining cytogenetic, molecular and morphological data), we firmly propose that {A}comys airensis should be considered as a junior synonym of {A}comys chudeaui.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; biogeography ; cytogenetics ; desert ; morphology ; pleistocene ; rodent},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iological {J}ournal of the {L}innean {S}ociety},
  volume = {98},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {29--46},
  ISSN = {0024-4066},
  year = {2009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046333},
}